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Other than trellis you are not allowed to have any kind of fence over 2
metres in height

Can you give any pointer to the authority for trellis being exempt from this
particular piece of planning law? My understanding is that only growing
plants are not constrained to a maximum height along the boundary.

Yes, I can :-( Both statements are myths. I have the 1971 Act at home,
and could look up the later one, but I have reason to believe that
neither help.

The gist of the matter is that the wording refers to permanent buildings,
in a way that it is unclear whether garden sheds without services count,
and that the interpretation is left open. In order to challenge a
planning authority's interpretation, you would have to show that it is
unreasonable - NOT just uniquely bizarre - which is hard.

This excludes London, where there is an explicit by-law and has been
for decades, but I can't tell you the details.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.